More Than a Third of Africa’s 53 Million Crypto Owners Are From Nigeria, Stud...
With an estimated 53 million cryptocurrency owners, the African continent now accounts for 16.5% of the global total, a study has found. The study findings suggest that Nigeria, which has more than 22 million crypto owners, currently accounts for more than a third of the continent’s total number of holders. Nigeria Accounts for Over a Third of Africa’s Crypto Owners According to Triple A’s latest crypto ownership data, the African continent now has an estimated 53 million cryptocurrency owners. This constitutes about 16.5% of the estimated global total of 320 million.....
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